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Nicolas de Fer

1646 - 1720

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Nicolas de Fer (French pronunciation: [nikɔla də fɛʁ], 1646 – 25 October 1720) was a French cartographer and geographer. He also was an engraver and publisher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolas de Fer has received more than 48,990 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolas de Fer is the 66th most popular geographer, the 3,994th most popular biography from France and the 7th most popular French Geographer.

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  • 49k

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  • 56.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Nicolas de Fer ranks 66 out of 86. Before him are August Heinrich Petermann, Torsten Hägerstrand, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Peter Schenk the Elder, John Walter Gregory, and Vaclav Smil. After him are Ellen Churchill Semple, Anton Friedrich Büsching, Curt von François, Adolf Stieler, Doreen Massey, and Carl O. Sauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1646, Nicolas de Fer ranks 19. Before him are Charles Plumier, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans, Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, Glückel of Hameln, and Johann Theile. After him are Paul Hermann, and Jean Hardouin. Among people deceased in 1720, Nicolas de Fer ranks 13. Before him are Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Antoine Coysevox, Anne Dacier, Peter Tordenskjold, Giovanni Maria Lancisi, and Balaji Vishwanath. After him is Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway.

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In France

Among people born in France, Nicolas de Fer ranks 3,994 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe de Villiers (1949), Simone Segouin (1925), Marisol Escobar (1930), Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859), Charles Dancla (1817), and Wladimir Aïtoff (1879). After him are Paul Déroulède (1846), Jacqueline de Romilly (1913), Jean-Louis de Rambures (1930), Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1856), Prosper-René Blondlot (1849), and Jeannot Szwarc (1937).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In France

Among geographers born in France, Nicolas de Fer ranks 7. Before him are Paul Vidal de La Blache (1845), Élisée Reclus (1830), Nicolas Sanson (1600), Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697), Guillaume Delisle (1675), and Emmanuel de Martonne (1873). After him are Guillaume Grandidier (1873).

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